Rio Olympics 2016: Seven battles Nine and Ten to 'count' Olympic TV ratings

By Michael Lallo
Updated August 15 2016 - 8:09pm, first published 9:36am
Networks in battle: Seven's Rio Olympics commentator Hamish McLachlan, left, and Nine's former London Games commentator, Today co-host Karl Stefanovic. Photo: Jamie Brown
Networks in battle: Seven's Rio Olympics commentator Hamish McLachlan, left, and Nine's former London Games commentator, Today co-host Karl Stefanovic. Photo: Jamie Brown
Kyle Chalmers with Cameron McEvoy after winning gold in the men's 100-metre freestyle final .  Photo: Joe Armao
Kyle Chalmers with Cameron McEvoy after winning gold in the men's 100-metre freestyle final . Photo: Joe Armao
Leone Nakarawa of Fiji celebrates as he scores a try during the Men's Rugby Sevens Gold medal final match between Fiji and Great Britain. Photo: David Rogers
Leone Nakarawa of Fiji celebrates as he scores a try during the Men's Rugby Sevens Gold medal final match between Fiji and Great Britain. Photo: David Rogers

Do Olympic TV ratings "count"? To the 15 million Australians who've seen the Seven Network's Rio coverage, this might seem like a strange question. But among our biggest commercial broadcasters, a battle is brewing over this very issue.

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